{"id":65680,"date":"2020-06-29T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/29\/5-insights-florent-flo-groberg\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:43:06","slug":"5-insights-florent-flo-groberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/06\/29\/5-insights-florent-flo-groberg\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I had to go through that dark period\u2019 \u2015 5 Insights from a Medal of Honor recipient"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/RaGSOJCkq3I' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medal of Honor recipient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2015\/11\/12\/capt-flo-groberg-receives-medal-of-honor-on-his-very-worst-day-he-showed-guts\/\" target=_blank>Capt. Florent \u201cFlo\u201d Groberg<\/a> talks about the struggles that come from being wounded in battle \u2015 and the elevation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2015\/11\/13\/capt-flo-groberg-i-carry-them-in-my-soul-every-single-day\/\" target=_blank>status of national \u201chero\u201d<\/a> for his actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opening up about everything from his love of France, his native country, to his deep discomfort with how the recognition that came with the medal threatened to change him, Groberg offers insights into what he\u2019s learned in battle, recovery and the aftermath in the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/off-duty\/2017\/11\/29\/military-times-winter-reading-guide-nonfiction-from-grant-to-groberg\/\" target=_blank>More about Groberg\u2019s story<\/a> can be found in his book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Seconds-Courage-Soldiers-Story-Immigrant\/dp\/1501165887\" target=_blank>8 Seconds of Courage<\/a>: A Soldier\u2019s Story from Immigrant to the Medal of Honor,\u201d as well as on how to improve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2020\/05\/21\/mental-well-being-thats-attainable-just-start-here\/\" target=_blank>mental well-being efforts<\/a> for veterans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capt. 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